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Log file viewer /analyser

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  • 07-09-2014 6:47pm
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    Smoggy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,466 ✭✭✭


    I'm looking for options for a log file viewer / analyser. At te moment in using notepad, so I'm feeling pretty behind te curve and that there is a whole world of options out there ths I'm unaware of.

    What I would like is :

    Ability to handle large files.
    Handle multiple files (maybe of different formats) in the same viewer
    Load data on the fly, so as more logs are added to the file the viewer is refreshed.
    Search and filter options, by bug or freetext search etc.
    Ideally open source, so I can add features that might be missing.

    So, what are you guys using ?


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    zenith
    Registered Users Posts: 785 ✭✭✭zenith


    Hoo Wintail. < In before Linux guys suggest grep.


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    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    zenith wrote: »
    Hoo Wintail. < In before Linux guys suggest grep.

    tail -f/grep/less :P

    Edit: Though that Wintail looks pretty decent.


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    Mort5000
    Registered Users Posts: 419 ✭✭Mort5000


    Notepad++


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    cython
    Registered Users Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭cython


    If you're looking at logs generated by log4j (or similar clones like log4n, etc.) I've recently found Otros Log Viewer, and while it doesn't necessarily offer much for many tech-savvy users, it has a few nice features, e.g. thread filtering, etc. and it can do this over SCP to a remote *nix server. You can tailor the filters to match your own log layout as well if it's non-standard.

    I only use it occasionally myself, but some of the other users I've introduced to it are very happy.


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Wintail for viewing log files that may update as you are watching them.

    Windiff for seeing the difference between two files.

    For everything else, vi. :pac:


    /hardcore


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    amen
    Registered Users Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭amen


    LogParser2 from MS is very handy.

    You can write sql like queries against most log file types, csv etc


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    robocode
    Registered Users Posts: 491 ✭✭robocode


    You could use something like elasticsearch/logstash to handle your logs and then kibana to view/query them. A nice solution, albeit perhaps overkill.


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    moycullen14
    Registered Users Posts: 869 ✭✭✭moycullen14


    If you're on *nix, use a combination of tail, grep, sed

    If on Windows, download git-bash and use a combination of tail, grep, sed

    If on MacOS, use a combination of tail, grep, sed


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    jester77
    Registered Users Posts: 11,262 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    graylog is the bees knees


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    Smoggy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,466 ✭✭✭Smoggy


    Thanks for te suggestions, I will take a look through them.

    I think we will be going the log4net route, meaning the likes of Otros could work well.


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    unknownlegend
    Registered Users Posts: 375 ✭✭unknownlegend


    A fan of baretail myself


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    00sully
    Registered Users Posts: 1,263 ✭✭✭00sully


    unknownlegend wrote: »
    A fan of baretail myself

    Logexpert. Everything baretail is and more. I can't live without it! Filtered searches tailed in their own tab and a custom columnizer. Really good and free too :-)
    http://www.log-expert.de/


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    Smoggy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,466 ✭✭✭Smoggy


    This also looks good :
    http://yalv.codeplex.com/


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    Phoebas
    Registered Users Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭Phoebas


    Log4View is quite good.
    http://www.log4view.com/home/


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